Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Arkansas
At $1,500 a week the payer brings $6,500 a month to the Arkansas chart, and the payer is the clear majority earner in every other-parent row below.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1500 a week
The paying parent earns $1500 a week ($6,500.00 a month) in every cell below. The other parent's monthly income changes across rows, and the number of children changes across columns; both genuinely change the result.Every figure is computed with the real Arkansas guideline engine, the same one behind the full calculator, not a lookup table built for this page.
| Other parent's income | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
|---|---|---|---|
| No reported income | $847.00 | $1,218.00 | $1,459.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $760.00 | $1,083.00 | $1,295.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $679.00 | $944.00 | $1,138.00 |
| $6,000 a month | $647.00 | $899.00 | $1,074.00 |
Every dollar figure is a monthly amount, the presumptive guideline result before add-ons like child care or health insurance and before any court deviation. "Not available" means the engine behind this site declined to compute that specific combination rather than guess; the reason is shown next to it.
The chart row and the majority share
Arkansas reads the Family Support Chart on the combined monthly gross income of both parents, producing a base obligation for the child count, then assigns each parent a share in proportion to income. At $1,500 a week the payer brings $6,500 a month, which is more than every other-parent scenario this page tests, so the payer carries the majority of the chart base in every row.
The other-parent rows still matter because each one changes the combined income, which selects a different chart row, and the payer share of that combined total also changes. The payer stays the majority earner throughout, so the payer figure remains substantial even at the $6,000-a-month other-parent row.
Reading the chart row and the share together
Each row combines the same $1,500-a-week payer income with a different other-parent income. The combined figure selects the chart row, and the payer owes a proportional share of that row amount, rounded down. Because the payer is the majority earner throughout, the payer share stays above half in every row.
What this estimate includes
- The Family Support Chart row selection for combined monthly income
- The proportional share of the chart base assigned to the paying parent
- The down-rounding step the order prescribes
What it leaves out
- The low-income minimum branch, not reached at this income
- The top-row floor, which needs combined income above the chart maximum
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The majority-earner position is specific to the four other-parent scenarios this page tests. A real case where the other parent earns more than the payer would flip the share below half.
At $6,500 a month the payer sits inside the ordinary chart range, so neither the low-income minimum nor the top-row floor intervenes in these results.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the payer figure substantial in every row?
The payer earns $6,500 a month, which is more than every other-parent scenario on this page. Arkansas assigns a proportional share, so the payer carries the majority of the chart base in each row.
How does the chart row move across the rows?
Each other-parent income changes the combined total, which can select a different chart row. The payer share of that combined total also changes, so both effects move the figure.
Does the payer owe the whole chart amount?
No. The chart amount is the combined obligation of both parents. Arkansas assigns the paying parent a share equal to their proportion of the combined income, then rounds that share down.
Does the low-income minimum apply at this income?
No. The low-income minimum applies when the paying parent income falls below the self-support threshold, and $6,500 a month is far above it.
Is the chart top row reached at this income?
No. The combined incomes tested here stay inside the published chart, so the top-row floor is not engaged anywhere in the table.
How is the $6,500 monthly figure derived?
$1,500 a week times 52 weeks divided by 12 months equals $6,500 a month. This page feeds that monthly gross figure to the Arkansas engine, which runs the chart.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Arkansas child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Arkansas child support calculator. Nothing on this page is a separate estimate or a reimplementation of the math. See the sources below for the statutes and official worksheets behind the Arkansas guideline.
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Changelog: page first published as part of the child support by income series. Material changes are dated in the update log.